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变 (biàn): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 3

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Stroke Order Diagrams 变

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3.

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4.

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How to Use 变

General Change

These common two-character words express the general concept of change or transformation.

变化 • biàn huà • change • HSK 3

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HSK Vocabulary: 变

变动 • biàn dòng • to change

HSK 3.0 · L5

biàn变

dòng

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

jué决

dìng定

gǎi改

biàn变

zì自

jǐ

Information

Pinyinbiàn

Meaningto change, to transform

Strokes8

Radical又

Traditional變

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#424

Zhuyinㄅㄧㄢˋ

UnicodeU+53D8

CangjieYRHHI

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亦also

Words (言) and hands (又) weaving silk (糸) — to change or transform.

biàn变

huà化

change

改变 • gǎi biàn • to change • HSK 4

HSK 4

gǎi改

biàn变

to change

转变 • zhuǎn biàn • change; convert; turn • HSK 5

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zhuǎn转

biàn变

change; convert; turn

Change into a State

These compounds combine 变 with a noun or resultative verb to indicate a change into a specific condition.

变成 • biàn chéng • to change into • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

biàn变

chéng成

to change into

变形 • biàn xíng • Deformation • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

biàn变

xíng形

Deformation

变质 • biàn zhì • go bad; deteriorate • HSK 6

HSK 6

biàn变

zhì质

go bad; deteriorate

动

to change

变故 • biàn gù • unforeseen event; accident; mishap

HSK 6

biàn变

gù故

unforeseen event; accident; mishap

变迁 • biàn qiān • transition; changes; vicissitudes

HSK 6

biàn变

qiān迁

transition; changes; vicissitudes

演变 • yǎn biàn • develop; evolve

HSK 6

yǎn演

biàn变

develop; evolve

剧变 • jù biàn • drastically change

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jù剧

biàn变

drastically change

变异 • biàn yì • Mutation / variation

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

biàn变

yì异

Mutation / variation

己

de的

shēng生

huó活

xí习

guàn惯

。

He decided to change his lifestyle habits.

Jūn军

duì队

fā发

dòng动

zhèng政

biàn变

tuī推

fān翻

le了

zhèng政

fǔ府

。

The military launched a coup and overthrew the government.

tiān天

qì气

biàn变

huà化

hěn很

kuài快

，

jì记

de得

dài带

sǎn伞

。

The weather changes quickly, remember to bring an umbrella.

tiān天

qì气

tū突

rán然

biàn变

le了

。

The weather suddenly changed.

Cháng长

qī期

xī吸

yān烟

huì会

dǎo导

zhì致

xì细

bāo胞

bìng病

biàn变

。

Long-term smoking can cause cellular pathological changes.

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